Pattern for article of sleepwear



Oct. 18, 1966 M. c. SCHRANK 3,279,069

PATTERN FOR ARTICLE OF SLEEPWEAR Filed July '7, 1964 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Tili Oct. 18, 1966 M. c. SCHRANK 3,279,069

PATTERN FOR ARTICLE OF SLEEPWEAR Filed July 7, 1964 2 Sheets-Sheet 2United States Patent M 3,279,069 PATTERN FOR ARTICLE OF SLEEPWEAR Max C.Schrank, deceased, late of Bridgeton, N.J., by

Rosalie M. Schrank, Bridgeton, NJ., Bernard S. Needle,

New York, N.Y., Norman D. Schrank and Leonard D.

Schrank, Bridgeton, and Harry Cassman, Ventnor,

NJ., executors, assignors to M. C. Schrank Company,

Bridgeton, N.J., a corporation of New Jersey Filed July 7, 1964, Ser.No. 380,953 1 Claim. (Cl. 3312) The invention relates to patterns forarticles of sleepwear and in particular for those articles of sleepwearwhich are provided with bias cut legs for the nether garment and a biascut back for the upper garment.

The invention is directed toward providing a pattern for garments of thetype above mentioned using a minimum amount of material. Moreover, theinvention also seeks to provide a two piece garment of sleepwear both ofwhich portions are provided with bias cut elements to permit the garmentto give and stretch during wear.

It is an important object of the invention to provide a two piecearticle of sleepwear at least a portion of both elements thereof beingbias cut to permit the garment to give and stretch during wear.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a pattern for anarticle of sleepwear of the character described in which a minimumamount of material is required and used.

These and other objects, advantages, features and uses will be apparentduring the course of the following description when taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a front view of a preferred embodiment of the sleepwear ofthe invention in use;

FIGURE 2 is a rear view of the garment of FIGURE 1 in use; and

FIGURE 3 is the pattern layout of the garment of FIGURES l and 2.

In the drawings, wherein, for the purpose of illustration, is shown apreferred embodiment of the garment of the invention, the numberaldesignates the garment generally. Sleepwear garment 10 is seen tocomprise (FIGURES 1 and 2) upper garment 12 and nether garment 14. Uppergarment 12 comprise-s front 16 and back 18 which are joined togetheralong seams 20. Sleeves 22 are of the type described in United StatesPatent 2,368,573, issued January 30, 1945, to M. C. Schrank. Uppergarment 12 is provided with collar 24, front facings 26 and pocket 28.The front 16 of upper garment 12 is straight cut and the back 18 ofupper garment 12 is bias cut as shown by the cross hatches on thefigures which indicate the direction of the weft and warp threads.

Nether garment 14 is formed of a pair of legs 30 which are joinedthrough the crotch portion along the lines 32 of FIGURES 1 and 2. Bothlegs 30 are bias cut as shown by the cross hatches which indicate thedirection of the weft and warp threads.

The elements of the sleepwear garment of the invention which are biascut permit the garment to give and stretch during wear so that thewearer of the garment is much more comfortable than she would be if thegarment were all straight cut and did not give or stretch.

In FIGURE 3 there are shown a rectangular piece of material 11 showingthe direction of the warp and weft threads and upon which a pattern forthe garment of FIGURES 1 and 2 has been laid out. Upper garment front 16is straight cut and is placed close to one corner 3,279,069 PatentedOct. 18, 1966 of material rectangle 11. One side of upper garment front16 is close to the weft edge of the material and the bottom is close tothe warp edge of the material. One leg 30, which is bias cut, is laidout so that its axis makes an angle of about 45 with the weft and warpthreads. This first leg has been designated as 30-1 on FIGURE 3. It isplaced on the material as close as possible to the lower warp edge andtouching the innermost point of front 16 of the upper garment. Back 18of the upper garment is laid out so that its axis makes an angle ofabout 45 with the weft and warp threads and is located very close to leg30-1. Leg 302 is also laid out so that its axis makes an angle of about45 with the weft and warp threads. It touches both leg 30-1 and back 18.Its outerrnost point touches the farther weft edge of the rectangularpiece of material 11. The smaller elements of the garment, the balanceof which are all straight cut, are laid out in the unused areas of therectangular piece of material L1. These elements are collar 24, sleeves22, pocket 28, pocket cuff 29, front facings 26 and collar facing 25.

Because of the novel manner in which the garment of the invention islaid out on the material 11, it uses very little more material than astraight out garment of a similar size. By way of example but withoutlimitation of the scope of the invention, following is an illustrationof the difference in material use between a straight cut garment of size32 and a garment of size 32 cut in accordance with the teachings of theinvention:

Straight cu-tlength 71", width 60" Instant inventionlength 74", width60".

The upper garment of the instant invention is exactly the same size asan upper garment of a straight cut article of sleepwear. The nethergarment of the instant invention is graded one-half inch smaller for onequarter of the human form which is equivalent to two inches around theentire pattern. The length remains the same as for straight cut garmentsof this type.

It can be seen that the pattern layout of the instant invention enablesone to manufacture an article of sleepwear which is more comfortablethan the prior art articles without using much additional material forthe manufacture.

While a particular embodiment of the invention has been shown anddescribed, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that modificationsare possible without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the subjoined claim.

What is claimed is:

A pattern for sleepwear having a two-legged nether garment and an uppergarment, the nether garment and upper garment back of which are bias outand the balance of which garment is straight cut, comprising:

a rectangular piece of material woven with perpendicularly interlacedweft and warp threads;

the front of the upper garment being laid out at one corner of therectangular piece of material as close as possible to the edges thereofwith the bottom parallel to the warp threads and with the sides thereofparallel to the weft threads;

the first leg of the nether garment being .laid out so that its axismakes an angle of about 45 with the weft and warp threads and itsoutline touches the innermost point of the upper garment front patternin the rectangular piece of material and its lowermost point is as closeas possible to the warp edge of the material;

the back of the upper garment being laid out close to the first leg ofthe nether garment so that its axis makes an angle of about 45 with theweft and warp threads and the bottom thereof is closest to the uppergarment front;

the second leg of the nether garment being laid out so that its axismakes an angle of about 45 with the weft and warp threads and it touchesthe other leg of the nether garment and the hack of the upper garment"and its outermost point touches the weft edge of the rectangular pieceof material;

the sleeves, collar facings, collar, front facings and ornamentationbeing laid out so that their axes are parallel with some of the threadsof the rectangular piece of material and placed in areas not occupied byother elements of the garment.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS Terry Z227 Marrowet al 283 La France 2-415 Terry 2227 Nagel 2243.2 X Gray 2227 Smith .2-115 X Brice 2227 Lippman ,2115

JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner.

A. R. GUEST, Assistant Examiner.

